How to fix CVE-2025-70968?

Within 24 hours: Identify all affected systems and apply vendor patches immediately. If patching is delayed, consider network segmentation to limit exposure.

Is Use After Free affected by CVE-2025-70968?

Organizations using FreeImage 3.18.0 face critical risk from CVE-2025-70968, a use-after-free vulnerability rated CVSS 9.8. Successful exploitation could critically impact the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of affected systems.

CVE-2025-70968

CRITICAL

2026-01-14 [email protected]

9.8

CVSS 3.1

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Lifecycle Timeline

Analysis Generated

Mar 12, 2026 - 21:54 vuln.today

PoC Detected

Jan 23, 2026 - 14:50 vuln.today

Public exploit code

CVE Published

Jan 14, 2026 - 17:16 nvd

CRITICAL 9.8

Description

FreeImage 3.18.0 contains a Use After Free in PluginTARGA.cpp;loadRLE().

Analysis

FreeImage 3.18.0 has a use-after-free in the TARGA plugin's loadRLE function. Processing a malicious TGA file can lead to code execution. PoC available.

Technical Context

The loadRLE() function in PluginTARGA.cpp has a use-after-free (CWE-416). FreeImage is used by many applications for image processing.

Affected Products

FreeImage 3.18.0

Remediation

Update FreeImage. Be cautious processing TGA files from untrusted sources.

Priority Score

Low Medium High Critical

KEV: 0

EPSS: +0.1

CVSS: +49

POC: +20

Vendor Status

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